{"product_id":"2023-two-eggs-aligote-swick-wines-willamette-valley-usa","title":"2023 “Two Eggs” Aligoté, Swick Wines, Willamette Valley, USA","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"142\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"142\"\u003eThe Moment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"235\"\u003eSome Aligotés are built around straight-line freshness.\u003cbr data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"202\"\u003eOthers bring a little more curve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"747\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"268\"\u003e2023 “Two Eggs” Aligoté\u003c\/strong\u003e feels like a bottle that takes Aligoté’s natural brightness and gives it a little more shape, softness, and intrigue. Profile of \u003cstrong data-start=\"537\" data-end=\"619\"\u003ezesty lemon, crisp green apple, flinty minerality, and a hint of white flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e. That already sounds like a very good lane: lifted, stony, and clean, but not too severe. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"749\" data-end=\"1404\"\u003eWhat makes this bottling especially interesting is the way it appears to have been raised: Wine was \u003cstrong data-start=\"904\" data-end=\"964\"\u003eaged in two 700-liter concrete eggs with no skin contact. \u003c\/strong\u003eThus a more textural, rounded feel than a simple tank-raised white. That fits the name, and it fits the style too — Aligoté with real tension, but also a little extra body and polish.\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1406\" data-end=\"1428\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1406\" data-end=\"1428\"\u003eWhat It Feels Like\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1430\" data-end=\"1561\"\u003eThink oysters, fries, a roast chicken with lemon, and a white that makes everything on the table feel a little sharper and cleaner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1563\" data-end=\"2083\"\u003eWhat makes this wine work is the balance between citrusy lift and mineral structure. Lemon and green apple keep the wine vivid, while the flinty edge and egg aging suggest something a little more layered than a basic porch white. It feels like the kind of bottle that starts crisp and refreshing, then quietly reveals more shape as it warms in the glass.\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2085\" data-end=\"2101\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2085\" data-end=\"2101\"\u003eIn the Glass\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2103\" data-end=\"2230\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2103\" data-end=\"2116\"\u003eAromatics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2116\" data-end=\"2119\"\u003eZesty lemon, crisp green apple, white flowers, and a flinty mineral lift. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2232\" data-end=\"2478\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2232\" data-end=\"2242\"\u003ePalate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2242\" data-end=\"2245\"\u003eBright citrus and orchard fruit with a clean, stony line running underneath.\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2480\" data-end=\"2701\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2480\" data-end=\"2491\"\u003eTexture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2491\" data-end=\"2494\"\u003eFresh and focused, but likely a little rounder and more textural than a strictly stainless version because of the concrete-egg aging.\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2703\" data-end=\"2916\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2703\" data-end=\"2713\"\u003eFinish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2713\" data-end=\"2716\"\u003eClean, mineral, and lifted, with citrus and chalky freshness carrying through the close. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2918\" data-end=\"2945\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2918\" data-end=\"2945\"\u003eWhy We Love This Bottle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2947\" data-end=\"3190\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2947\" data-end=\"2983\"\u003eAligoté With More Than Just Snap\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2983\" data-end=\"2986\"\u003eThe lemon, green apple, and flinty edge sound very true to varietal, but the concrete-egg élevage hints at a little more presence and shape than the leanest examples. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3192\" data-end=\"3390\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3192\" data-end=\"3226\"\u003eA White Built Around Precision\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3226\" data-end=\"3229\"\u003eThis sounds like a bright, mineral, natural-leaning white that stays clean and food-friendly rather than aromatic or plush. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3392\" data-end=\"3702\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3392\" data-end=\"3431\"\u003eA Very Good Oyster-And-Fries Bottle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3431\" data-end=\"3434\"\u003eThe mix of citrus, minerality, and likely textural polish makes this exactly the kind of white that works with shellfish, salty food, and simple dinners that want a little edge.\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3704\" data-end=\"3720\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3704\" data-end=\"3720\"\u003ePair It With\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3722\" data-end=\"3811\"\u003e• Oysters\u003cbr data-start=\"3731\" data-end=\"3734\"\u003e• Fries\u003cbr data-start=\"3741\" data-end=\"3744\"\u003e• Roast chicken with lemon\u003cbr data-start=\"3770\" data-end=\"3773\"\u003e• Goat cheese\u003cbr data-start=\"3786\" data-end=\"3789\"\u003e• Simple fish dishes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3996\" data-end=\"4015\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3996\" data-end=\"4015\"\u003eTechnical Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4017\" data-end=\"4225\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4017\" data-end=\"4030\"\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Swick Wines\u003cbr data-start=\"4042\" data-end=\"4045\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4045\" data-end=\"4055\"\u003eCuvée:\u003c\/strong\u003e “Two Eggs” Aligoté\u003cbr data-start=\"4074\" data-end=\"4077\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4077\" data-end=\"4089\"\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2023\u003cbr data-start=\"4094\" data-end=\"4097\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4097\" data-end=\"4108\"\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA\u003cbr data-start=\"4139\" data-end=\"4142\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4142\" data-end=\"4152\"\u003eGrape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aligoté\u003cbr data-start=\"4160\" data-end=\"4163\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4163\" data-end=\"4175\"\u003eAlcohol:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.5% ABV \u003cspan class=\"\" 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